Bénéteau First 51 Wing keel
Sailboat
51′ 4″
Monohull
Since 1986
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 51 Wing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1986 on
- Designer
- Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 51′ 4″ (15.65 m)
- Waterline length
- 43′ 1″ (13.13 m)
- Beam
- 14′ 11″ (4.55 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Displacement
- 30,865 lb (14,000 kg)
- Ballast
- 14,220 lb (6,450 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 80 hp
- Fuel
- 185 gal (700 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,538 sq ft (142.9 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 8
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 25.0
- Displacement / length
- 172
- Ballast ratio
- 46%
- Capsize screening
- 1.90
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : wing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 46 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Boiler capacity
- 11.1 gal
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Genoa area
- 971 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 28.0
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 3
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- Single-strand (ROD)
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 2153 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.